Thirteen-year-old Masha has grown up between the boxing ring and the streets of her provincial Russian town in the turbulent 90s. Her closest friends are young gangsters who kill, rob, steal, and are loathed by the entire town. But in the young girl’s eyes, they are the salt of the earth—the family that loves and protects her.
Masha discovers a taste for jazz and dreams of becoming a singer. Ultimately, she realizes who the men around her truly are, and what they had done to her family.
Once grown up, Masha leaves her hometown for Moscow in an attempt to start a new life. But soon the past catches up with her, and Masha must return home in search of closure.